In preparation for Saturday's Round Three race, Pobst and Pilgrim
used their all-wheel drive K-Pax Racing Volvo S60s to power their way to
the top of the speed charts in wet conditions. Pobst turned a top time of
1:37.060 (84.453 mph), while Pilgrim was only 0.024-second behind with a
1:37.084 (83.433 mph).

"It was expected that these cars would run well, but we've never
tried them before [in the wet]," Pobst said. "The major player in
the field is K-Pax/3R Racing. The Volvos are still very new and they are
working well. The all-wheel drive, combined with the Toyos in the wet,
allows us to use all the power we've got -- that is where
all-wheel drive has its advantages. It handled well. It was an enjoyable
experience.

"I ran with Eric Curran a little bit in the Corvette. He was strong
on the way into the corner, in terms of handling, but off the corner, he
didn't have a chance. It was two-wheel drive versus four-wheel drive.
The traction advantage is amazing. Also, our Volvos have turbos on them
and the engines ran really well in wet weather."

"Randy went out on the dries and I went out on the rain tires because
I had new rain tires to scrub in," Pilgrim said. "Later in the
session, I told them [the crew] I needed to come in because I was going
to ruin the rain tires. At the beginning, I was quick because it was a
little more wet and then it dried out. I never got to put the other tires
[dry] on. So, in the end, we almost ran the same times. I had a great
time. It was a blast. I've never raced four-wheel drive before. You
always dream about four-wheel drive when it is wet and now I've
experienced it. It was phenomenal."

Davis, who is coming off of back-to-back third place finishes, powered
his No. 10 Applied Comp Solutions/SunMicro/Ford Mustang Cobra to the
third quickest time, the best of the two-wheel drive cars, with a
1:40.750 (80.397 mph).

Current SPEED GT point leader, Eric Curran, of East Hampton, Mass.,
turned the fourth fastest time in his No. 30 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet
Corvette with a 1:41.518 (79.788 mph). Tony Rivera, of Missouri City,
Texas, was fifth with a 1:41.607 (79.719 mph) in the No. 97 Tax
Masters/Mirage Group Porsche 911 GT3.

The second SPEED GT practice is set for 5:30 p.m. (EDT) Friday,
immediately followed by SPEED GT qualifying at 6:15 p.m. Live timing and
lap notes for both sessions are available at www.world-challenge.com.